ED 738 Educational Blog

What concerns do you as an educator have about working more collaboratively? For your students? Sometimes getting students to engage in activities takes a lot of work. Especially if they are not interested in the topic. Group work or collaboration can be a fun and exciting way to get students to engage in the classroom. There  are a lot of positives as well. For example, collaboration helps build social skills and allows students to see other people's points of view.  However, there are some downsides. Some students think it is time to have fun and be social with their friends and classmates. Some students might even be uncomfortable working with other people. There are some negatives when having students collaborate. My goal once I am done with this program is to teach Kindergarten. My main concern with collaboration for my students is that it will be a brand-new experience. Most students will have not been around other students their age, and their social skills are just dev...

  How can we preserve and protect our health when using technology? Technology is a massive part of day-to-day life. When most people wake up, the first thing they do is check their phones. They check social media, emails, and text messages, to name a few. Technology helps in the classroom and with boredom. However, technology can have adverse effects on us emotionally and physically. Technology can cause our eyes to strain, it can affect our emotional well-being, and it could even drive our opinions and beliefs.  Regarding physical health, staring at a screen for too long can cause our eyes to strain and be tired. Being on a screen for too long can even affect sleep quality. After I have been on my phone for too long or doing an assignment, I know my eyes start to hurt or feel tired. When this happens, the best thing to do is to get off of whatever makes your eyes strain. Take a break from scrolling or playing a video game and do something else. If you really need t...

 Technology plays a vital role in education. It has helped us develop new techniques in education and has helped advance the classroom. However, lacking resources has played a massive role in creating a digital divide. Many schools K-12 and colleges have switched over to using mainly online resources. Completing an assignment without a device and good internet service is almost impossible in college. Even applying to colleges requires the use of online resources. Recently, K-12 schools have also switched to many technology-based assignments. All of these changes have affected students in many different ways.   Unfortunately, socioeconomic status and race also play a significant role in this digital divide. As a first-generation Latina student from a single-parent household, I had little internet access until high school. I was at a disadvantage during those years because of this limited access. Luckily though, in elementary and middle school, only a few of our assignments...